Sokoto state Governor and leading presidential aspirant on the platform of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday, joined in the list presidential aspirants who have promised to restructure Nigeria if elected as Nigeria’s president in 2023
Former Vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has used restructuring as his major campaign promise since the 2019 presidential election, which he lost to incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari of the APC. Atiku has also maintained with his restructuring campaign as he seeks another opportunity in 2023
Governor Tambuwal, who made the promise while interacting with PDO stakeholders and delegates in Akure, Ondo state, blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan for not allowing the country’s constitution to be amended before he left office, adding that the former president missed an opportunity to restructure the country when he was in office frowned at Jonathan for not restructuring the country.
According to him, the former president ought to have among other things permitted a thorough electoral reform, which he said would have strengthened the country’s electoral system.
Tambuwal claimed that, if the former president had listened to Nigerians’ agitations, restructuring the country would have helped to deepen the country’s democracy.
The former House of Representatives Speaker argued that if Nigeria had been reformed, the country’s myriad of problems, including insecurity, would have been resolved.
“I understand the debate about restructuring, fiscal federalism, and the devolution of power. I know all of these issues and understand them very well.
“As Speaker of the House of Representatives, we attempted but unfortunately former President Goodluck Jonathan did not sign that constitutional amendment that could have possibly addressed some of these challenges being raised in terms of restructuring, devolution of power among others.”
